Weekly Pewsheet
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Service Details and Notices
All Saints Sunday Sunday 5 November 2017
All Saints Braunston
Services in the Team today: Oakham
8:00am Holy Communion (CW Trad) 10:30am Parish Communion* 6:00pm Evensong
Whissendine
11:00am Holy Communion*
Teigh
9:00am Matins
Ashwell
10:30am Morning Worship
Market Overton
9:00am Holy Communion* 2:00pm Holy Baptism
Langham Braunston Brooke Hambleton Egleton
6:00pm Word, Worship & Response 11:00am Holy Communion* 6:00pm Evensong No service 9:15am Holy Communion (CW Trad) *Common Worship (Contemporary)
If you are new to this church or visiting, please make yourself known to the clergy or churchwardens If you wish to receive Holy Communion in your pew, or would like a large print version of this Pewsheet, please ask a sidesman
Please take this Pewsheet home
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Oakham Team Clergy Revd Canon Lee Francis-Dehqani Team Rector (Oakham) 01572 722108 lee@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Canon Julie Hutchinson Team Vicar (Langham, Braunston, Brooke, Hambleton & Egleton) 01572 868816 julie@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Iain Osborne Curate 07935 549947 iain@oakhamteam.org.uk Revd Charlotte Osborn Curate 01572 724198 charlotte@oakhamteam.org.uk
Lay Ministers Mr Michael Hinman Reader – 01572 722061 michael@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Phillip Hutchinson Reader – 01572 868816 phillip@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr David Pattinson Reader – 01572 723884 david@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Robin Robson Reader – 01572 757404 robin@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Alan Rudge Reader – 01572 755570 alan@oakhamteam.org.uk Mr Vyv Wainwright Reader – 01572 759157 vyv@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Jenni Duffy Parish Evangelist – 01572 720064 jenni@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Gail Rudge Parish Evangelist – 01572 755570 gail@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Madeleine Morris Lay Pastoral Minister – 01572 868418 madeleine@oakhamteam.org.uk Mrs Susan Osborne Lay Pastoral Minister – 07926 833684 susan@oakhamteam.org.uk
Director of Music Mr Kevin Slingsby – 01572 898242 kevin@oakhamteam.org.uk
Oakham Team Office Mrs Janine Weaver Team Administrator – 01572 724007 office@oakhamteam.org.uk The Team Office is staffed on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9am- 1pm, Thursdays 11am-3pm and Fridays by email. Notices or reports for inclusion in the pew sheet and website should be sent to notices@oakhamteam.org.uk or delivered to the office by Wednesday at 11 am.
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Collect Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, Amen.
First Reading – Revelation 7.9-17* After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’
Second Reading – 1 John 3.1-3 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
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Gospel – Matthew 5.1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.’
Post Communion Prayer God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things: may we who have shared at this table as strangers and pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with all your saints to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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This Week TUESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 10:00am-12:00pm – OPEN HOUSE Home of Margaret & Geoff Tyler, 28 Irwell Close, Oakham All are welcome to call in for tea or coffee and a friendly chat. 7:30-9:00pm – PRAYER GATHERING All Saints Oakham Churches Together in Oakham & District are organising this evening to surround and support in prayer Guli Francis-Dehqani as she prepares to be consecrated as the first Bishop of Loughborough and Lee as he moves on as Rector of Oakham. Guli will be consecrated in Canterbury Cathedral on 30th November. The evening will include prayer from each church’s own tradition, with the theme of thanksgiving for past ministry and for provision for future ministry, both for Lee and Guli and for the churches in the Oakham benefice, since the appointment of Lee’s successor is one in which we all have an interest. The evening will end with a candlelit service of Compline from 8:45-9:00pm.
WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME All Saints Oakham Jessica Carr piano Grace Muris violin Alina Maries-Reim ‘cello including Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 in E minor (extracts)
7:30pm – HOME GROUP 19 Ashwell Road, Oakham
THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2:15pm – MOTHERS’ UNION MEETING All Saints Oakham Church Hall ‘Faith in Action in Palestine’ – a talk by Jill Cannings, MU member. Please bring your MU collection box along to be emptied. Please note that the December Christmas meeting is now changed to 7th December NOT 14th.
FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 10:00am – HANDICRAFT GROUP 8 Peterborough Avenue, Oakham At the final meeting for this year we will be pricing goods ready for the Autumn Sale on Saturday 18 November. If anyone has any contributions for the stall we would be pleased to receive them before the pricing meeting. Please contact Sally Corton (01572 722272).
SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 7:30pm – POPPY APPEAL CONCERT All Saints Oakham Rutland Concert Band with Rutland Choral Society. Tickets £5 on the door – all proceeds to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. 7:30 FOR 8:00pm – AUCTION OF PROMISES – Barrowden Village Hall In aid of St Peter’s Church reordering. £5 entrance fee including refreshments. More details online.
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SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY The main County Remembrance Service takes place at Oakham at 2:30pm, when armed forces personnel & public dignitaries will be in attendance. For details of Services in the villages please see the back page or the website. There will be no Evensong at Oakham.
Looking Ahead TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 10:00am – BIBLE STUDY 25 Willow Crescent, Oakham Enquiries to Catriona Drye (01572 770429). New members are welcome. 2:00pm – RUTLAND REMINDERS Aberdeen House, 20 Stockerston Road, Uppingham LE15 9UD Singing sessions for people with dementia – Uppingham hub. 07779 413889 or rutlandreminders.org.uk for details.
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 1:30pm – MUSIC AT LUNCHTIME All Saints Oakham Form 3 Music Award Holders Dunhill Quintet in E flat Op3 (part)
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 10:00am-12:00pm – ALL SAINTS AUTUMN SALE – All Saints Oakham Getting closer! 2 weeks to go! Please put donations for the Sale in the cardboard boxes in the parish office or give to Elaine and Graham
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Peel at the 10:30am Sunday service. Can you contribute to the Cakes Stall? Araminta would be very pleased to receive offers of baking. A4 posters to display in windows are still available from Elaine and Graham. Please support us by taking one. Smaller house to house leaflets are now also available. Just give out or post a few small publicity leaflets through doors in your road. Or display one in your car window. Good publicity will help us to be really successful. Thank you. Adam & Julie Lowe are running the tombola and if people have any items appropriate that they would like Adam to collect from them please call him on 07801 541389. Specifically looking for bottles of beer, wine, scented candles or those unused old gifts that you feel would attract interest and generate more income for the tombola. 7:30pm – FASHION SHOW St Peter & St Paul Langham Glitzy! Food, bar, etc. Supported by Albar’s Den & Cowgirl in Couture.
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 10:00am-4:00pm – WINTER MINI BAZAAR & BOOK FAYRE St Andrew Whissendine A large variety of goods for sale with many new additions and some interestingly not so new. A wide selection of books to browse and purchase. Something for everyone so come along to Church for a bargain. Tea, coffee & biscuits.
11:00am-3:00pm – ADVENT FAYRE Braunston Village Hall Prize draw; Christmas cakes & puddings; homemade preserves; gifts; jewellery. Food served all day. Fun activities. Memory Tree. Entry 50p, proceeds to All Saints Braunston and supporting Dove Cottage Day Hospice.
TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 12:30pm – LANGHAM CHURCH LUNCH – 4 Melton Road, Langham Christmas lunch, in aid of Crisis at Christmas. Cost £7.50. More places will be available than usual, but booking is essential via Margaret (01572 770234).
THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER 11:00am – CONSECRATION OF BISHOP OF LOUGHBOROUGH Canterbury Cathedral Consecration of Revd Canon Guli Francis-Dehqani. Coach travel will cost approximately £22, collecting from All Saints Oakham at 6:30am, then from the Co-op store. The ceremony is at 11:00am and the return would be at 3:00pm, giving time to eat and explore. Please contact Janine or Sue in the office for more information and for payment (cheque or online please). The coach is full but there is a waiting list.
Please pray for – Sophia Turner, who will be baptised at Market Overton today, and her parents Andrew & Rosey;
– The family and friends of Barbara Hull, whose funeral took place at Oakham on Tuesday; – The family and friends of Derrick Eldred, whose funeral took place at Peterborough Crematorium on Tuesday; – The victims of the terror attach in New York, and all who continue to suffer from the effects of violent attacks; – The people of Spain; – The situation with North Korea; – The people facing severe famine in Nigeria, Somalia, Southern Sudan and Yemen; – Peace in Syria; – The refugees, especially those from Myanmar, that they may find safe refuge and a new life, and for all whose lives are torn apart by war and violence, especially the children; – Give thanks for the release of some of the Nigerian girls, and pray for those still held captive; – Victims of religious extremism and persecution especially in Sudan, CAR, Kenya, Syria, Somalia, Eritrea, North Korea, China, India, Northern Nigeria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and Pakistan; – The Brexit negotiations, that they may be conducted with wisdom and fairness; – The Rutland Food Bank; – The Drop-in Centre; – Justin and John our Archbishops and Donald and John, our Bishops; – Lee, Julie, Iain & Charlotte, our Team Clergy, and all lay members of the Ministry Team, especially Susan
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Osborne as she begins her work as a Lay Pastoral Minister; – Madeleine McCann and her family and all missing children.
Congratulations!
hamper but any amount is welcome – cheques made payable to 'Rutland Foodbank'. Donations can be made to the Team Office at Oakham, or via team ministers in the villages, by 7 December if possible.
Oakham Stewardship Please let Gordon have your response to the Stewardship Campaign today if you have not done so already. Thank you to all those who have responded positively so far.
Sheep Knitters Needed The original date was postponed, but Caroline MacKinnon has now completed her skydive – she undertook the tandem skydive from 13,000ft in memory of her late husband Alistair, and has raised over £4,000 for Rutland Sailability, a very special local Charity enabling adults and children suffering physical and emotional impairments to gain selfconfidence and pleasure learning to sail with more competent sailors on lovely Rutland Water, and she would like to thank all those who supported her.
Rutland Foodbank Christmas Hampers Once again, Rutland Foodbank will be giving Christmas Hampers to those in our county who may struggle to buy those small luxuries that make Christmas a celebration. The hampers will include mince pies, Christmas puddings, chocolates and even family games. We are seeking cash donations. £20 will sponsor one
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More sheep are required for the Oakham Advent Travelling Cribs. If you can help please contact Margaret Tyler (01572 724799) for the pattern.
Remembrance Service We are expecting in excess of 600 people to attend the County Remembrance Service next Sunday at 2:30pm (armed forces personnel, public dignitaries & general public). To seat them all will involve moving pews and putting out chairs. If you can help for 10/15 minutes after the 10:30am service it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Peter Kinal.
Confirmation classes
This is a last-call notice for anyone else who wishes to prepare for confirmation. Bishop John is coming on Sunday 14th January, and we will be preparing candidates between now and Christmas. An adult group is meeting on Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm (from last Wednesday until 13th December), with Lee and Iain. A young
people's group (secondary school ages) meets on Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45pm (from last Tuesday until 12th December). If you would like to join in, please speak to Iain or Lee.
Friends of All Saints Church Following a recent Committee Meeting of The Friends it is assuring to know that the official offices can be filled after election when Beryl Kirtland steps down in March 2018. HOWEVER, Committee Members are URGENTLY needed to help plan and organise events. If you consider you might like to do this please contact Beryl (beryl@oakhamteam.org.uk), Liz Plummer or Brenda Blandford.
Could you help the bereaved in our community? What are we planning? We are launching a new bereavement support service in the Parish. The plan is to offer visits to bereaved families who have funerals at All Saints; provide support and a listening ear; signpost to other resources. Why visit? Bereaved people can feel isolated. Sometimes we find it difficult to join organised activities or find a safe space to talk about our journeys of grief. Who is involved? Sian Cheverton (a local semi-retired GP), Susan Osborne (a trained counsellor, lay pastoral minister and who is married to one of our curates) and Madeleine
Morris (a trained counsellor and lay pastoral assistant). Can you join us? We need three strands of supporters visitors; administrative helpers (e.g. for anniversary cards); prayer supporters. How? To start with, we invite all interested parties to come and join us for two initial workshops. These are provisionally booked for Monday 27th November and Tuesday 5th December from 7-9pm in the Church Hall. Please note change in date of first workshop. We hope to consult with you and learn from one another’s experiences so that, together, we can develop a shared understanding of what it means to visit a bereaved person. There will be no commitment to becoming a visitor at this stage. If you would like to attend the workshop, or find out more, please talk to Susan Osborne (07926 833684), Sian Cheverton (01572 755286) or Madeleine Morris (07754 414437) or one of the ministry team.
Traidcraft Fairtrade Christmas Catalogue The Autumn catalogue is now out with all the usual wonderful range of Christmas cards, foods and present ideas. If you would like a copy please do get in touch. I will be at Oakham today. If you miss me then you can get in touch by email (fairtrade@oakhamteam.org.uk), or phone (01572 722729 / 07981
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639649). Thank you to everyone for their ongoing support of Fairtrade. Denise.
Guli’s Consecration Revd Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani is to be consecrated as Bishop of Loughborough on Thursday 30 November at Canterbury Cathedral. The coach is now fully booked (but there is a waiting list), and payment of £22 should be made by cheque to Janine in
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the office or online. The coach will collect from All Saints Oakham at 6:30am, then from the Co-op store in Oakham afterwards. The ceremony is at 11:00am and the return will be at 3:00pm, giving time to eat and explore. If you are planning to attend the service, but are not using the coach, please let Janine have your name so that a seat can be reserved for you.
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Regular Groups & Activities CHILDREN’S GROUPS
CHOIR
Tiny Tots (age 0-4). Thursdays 9:45am during term-time. Oakham Church Little Angels (age 0-4) Thursdays 10:30 (term-time) Market Overton Church Sunday School (age 5-11) Sundays 10:30am (except 3rd) Oakham Church Hall Fishes Club (up to age 10) Sundays 11:00am (except 2nd) Whissendine Church ASH&ASK (All Saints Hub/Kids – aged 11-16) Second/Fourth Sundays 10:30am in term time Oakham School Bowes Room
Laudamus Joint Choir Practice Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm Whissendine Church Langham Choir Practice Tuesdays before 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays 11:00am-12:00pm Langham Church
HOME GROUPS Leader: Catriona Drye (770429) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 10:00am 25 Willow Crescent, Oakham Leader: Stan Bruce (756656) 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 7:30pm 19 Ashwell Road, Oakham Leader: Patrick Wilson (723288) 2nd & 4th Thursdays 2:30pm 6 Peterborough Avenue, Oakham Leader: Michael Hinman (722061) & Monica Compton (755734) 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:30pm Oakham Leader: Alan & Gail Rudge (755570) Mondays fortnightly 7:30pm 34 Church Street, Braunston St Andrew’s House Group – Leaders: Revd Chris Bamber (01664 474360), Jane Beynon (474882) & Catherine Wilson (474556). Tuesdays fortnightly 11:00am Whissendine (phone for venue)
BELL RINGING Oakham Bells Tuesdays 7:30-9:00pm Langham/Braunston/Brooke Bells Wed 7:30pm 8/15/22 Nov Whissendine Bells as announced
MOTHERS’ UNION Oakham & Braunston 2nd Thursday 2:15pm Oakham Church Hall; Corporate Communion 3rd Wednesday 10:00am Chapel of St John & St Anne
OTHER GROUPS Drop-In Centre Tea, coffee, chat & lunch Wednesdays 10:00am-4:00pm Oakham Congregational Church Oasis Tea, coffee, biscuits and & chat Fridays 10:30-11:30am Oakham Church Mayhew Room Open House Monthly coffee morning in someone’s home – see Diary for details.. Prayer Chain Prayer requests can be made in strictest confidence to Mary Willows (01572 756264) who will then inform the chain
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Services During The Week Monday 6 Nov
08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham
07:30 Light Circle Langham*
Tuesday 7 Nov
08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 10:00 Holy Communion Oakham
Wednesday 8 Nov
08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 10:00 Holy Communion J&A
Thursday 9 Nov
09:00 Team Communion Oakham 12:00 Ecumenical Prayer Oakham 09:45 Tiny Tots Oakham 12:15 Celtic Prayer Egleton 10:30 Little Angels Market Overton
Friday 10 Nov
08:30 Morning Prayer Oakham 10:00 BCP Communion Oakham
12:00 CTiO Prayer Mtg Cong Ch 05:30 Meditation J&A
*check venue
Services Next Sunday – 12 November (Remembrance Sunday – Third before Advent) Oakham
Whissendine Teigh Market Overton Ashwell Langham Braunston Brooke Hambleton Egleton
08:00 Holy Communion (CW Trad) 02:30 County 10:30 Parish Communion Remembrance No Evensong 10:50 Remembrance Service 09:00 Remembrance Service 10:45 Remembrance Service 10:30 Remembrance Service 10:50 Remembrance Service 10:50 Remembrance Service 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP) 09:15 Remembrance Service
Next Sunday’s Readings Third before Advent: Psalm 70; Amos 5.18-24; 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18; Matthew 25.1-13 Remembrance Services: Isaiah 2.1-5; Matthew 5.1-12
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